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joining us now is the president of the influential center for american progress. she used to work for the obama administration as secretary for health and human services. nura, great to have you here. >> great to be with you, ezra. >> you're a better political mind than i am. do you see a political trend, a change in the way they're treating what would be called cultural issues? >> i would say throughout his history, the president has always believed in the politics of conviction and has believed that when you talk to his people honestly about issues, you gain political points, even when they're not totally popular. and now we're in a time where, you know, we're not trying to pass legislation particularly on the hill. everything is literally ground to a halt. and so, he has the ability to talk honestly about these issues. and truthfully, after a situation like aurora, for him not to mention it at all i think raised questions with people. and you know, he took this from the perspective that was very much common sense and cited gun owners themselves, which i think w
joining us now is the president of the influential center for american progress. she used to work for the obama administration as secretary for health and human services. nura, great to have you here. >> great to be with you, ezra. >> you're a better political mind than i am. do you see a political trend, a change in the way they're treating what would be called cultural issues? >> i would say throughout his history, the president has always believed in the politics of...
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we can take that money and use us to help rebuild our infrastructure and help put people back to work now. people are paying for the privilege of loaning us money. the time to invest in our infrastructure is now, right now. doing anything less isn't just missing an opportunity. it is financial mismanagement on an epic scale. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insuranccompany, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an oanization serving the needs of amerins 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't p
we can take that money and use us to help rebuild our infrastructure and help put people back to work now. people are paying for the privilege of loaning us money. the time to invest in our infrastructure is now, right now. doing anything less isn't just missing an opportunity. it is financial mismanagement on an epic scale. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can...
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to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> the dirty little secret about politics, the dirty little secret about politics and elections specifically, is that as much as we might like to think that elections are all about policy, as much as we like to think that elections come down to a battle over which side has the best solutions for the best problems and the worst problems that we face as a country, really, what elections come down to from high school student counsel all the way up to president of the united states, is turn out. how many of your friends come out to vote versus how many of the other guy's friends come utorb it's all about turnout, and that's all about enthusiasm. at this point in 2008, four months before the presidential election, here's what enthu enthusiastenthuse as amlooked like. 61% of democrats said they were enthusiastic, more than usual about voting, and vote they did in huge numbers. and this time around, here's what the numbers look like. it's completely flipped. in the space of just four years,
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and also, thanks to all of you at home for staying with us for the next hour. four years ago this week, presidential candidate senator barack obama was wrapping up a worldwide tour through europe and the middle east. designed to amp up his foreign policy credentials. here's what that looked like. as many as 200,000 people crowded their way into berlin's tear garden park to hear senator obama's vision for the world in july of 2008 and to cheer. and cheer, and cheer some more. >> the greatest danger of all is to allow nuance to divide us from one another, the walls between old allies on either side of the atlantic cannot stand. the walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. the walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, christians and muslims and jews cannot stand. these now are the walls we must tear down. >> senator obama was greeted abroad like a political rock star. and not just by his tens of thousands of adoring fans. as frank rich put it at the time, senator obama was treated like a, quote, president in wa
and also, thanks to all of you at home for staying with us for the next hour. four years ago this week, presidential candidate senator barack obama was wrapping up a worldwide tour through europe and the middle east. designed to amp up his foreign policy credentials. here's what that looked like. as many as 200,000 people crowded their way into berlin's tear garden park to hear senator obama's vision for the world in july of 2008 and to cheer. and cheer, and cheer some more. >> the...
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and he's not even with us today, so how does he help us now? well, it appears some republican politicians believe there's some kind of problem solving nation protecting magic power in invoking the very name ronald reagan, in uttering the words ronald reagan. you can just say ronald reagan like a spell, and wonderful things begin to happen. in the 2008 presidential campaign, former massachusetts governor mitt romney introduced his reagan zone of economic freedom. not the romney zone of economic freedom, mr. romney does not have that sort of power yet. it was the reagan zone of economic freedom. president obama in his foreign policy team have pursued a misbehavior to the world trade organization to try to stop china from cheating wherever possible and question their human rights, but romney thinks that turns america into a door mat. he thinks president obama is letting china walk all over him. he would not push china on that wto stuff. his solution instead is to create a reagan zone. a reagan zone for all of the countries around china. while it i
and he's not even with us today, so how does he help us now? well, it appears some republican politicians believe there's some kind of problem solving nation protecting magic power in invoking the very name ronald reagan, in uttering the words ronald reagan. you can just say ronald reagan like a spell, and wonderful things begin to happen. in the 2008 presidential campaign, former massachusetts governor mitt romney introduced his reagan zone of economic freedom. not the romney zone of economic...
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they owe the money to us. we grab people for minor misdemeanors, start charging them fees and penalties, and then we throw them in jail when they can't pay the debts we have dropped on them. for instance, richard garrett, he lives in alabama where he spent 24 months in jail over traffic and license violations that now amount to $10,000. the "new york times" in a remarkable article today reports that mr. garrett is sick and out of work, but he can't pay. another defendant from the same part of alabama ended up owing $1,500 for what began as a speeding ticket. she found herself in the tender care of the same private probation company that's been so helpful in reincarcerating mr. garrett. she was tossed into jail where she was billed for every day she stayed there. now her debt has doubled and she's at risk for being re-incarcerated, again, for a speeding ticket. then a 53-year-old veteran who was thrown in jail for public drunkenness. mcgee who makes $243 a month in veterans benefits was fined $270 by the court
they owe the money to us. we grab people for minor misdemeanors, start charging them fees and penalties, and then we throw them in jail when they can't pay the debts we have dropped on them. for instance, richard garrett, he lives in alabama where he spent 24 months in jail over traffic and license violations that now amount to $10,000. the "new york times" in a remarkable article today reports that mr. garrett is sick and out of work, but he can't pay. another defendant from the same...
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to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have
to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have
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so we found a plan that can travel with us. anywhere in the country. [ male announcer ] join the millions of people who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations. remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> here's a fourth of july what we got is the means by which we'll physically get all our stuff out of the giant war we'll still waging when we finally wind that war down. our war is in a place that's landlocked. while we can fly that stuff into the country, turns out a lot of the stuff you use to fight a war is unite and is therefore really expensive or inconvenient to ship by plane. in a landlocked count
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we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>> if you're looking the news online and you're looking not just at the national papers and the wires and the political sites but regional papers, local newspapers, one thing you'll find are stories about americans living through hot weather in a way we do not think of americans as living right now. namely, americans living without electric power. here on the front page of the columbus dispatch, a woman hanging her laundry to dry on a chain link fence and heating soup on an outdoor grill. here, a story about residents suffering through a seventh day without electricity. here che tharls at charleston, west virginia, you have linemen working 16 hour days to try to restore power that has been out for seven days. here in a ft. wayne, indiana, p
we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. >>> if you're looking the news online and you're looking not just at the national papers and the wires and the political sites but regional papers, local newspapers, one thing you'll find are...
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to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, onposted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> and once again, mitt romney disagrees with mitt romney. >> from penalty to tax, mitt romney's evolving take on the health care ruling. >> the supreme court was the final word, right? they said it was a tax. >> it's a tax. >> mitt romney did an interview. >> mitt romney's campaign reversal. he said health care is a tax. >> there he goes again. it's mitt flip flopping. >> another flip flop. i said i agreed with the dissent, but the dissent lost. >> it is good to be back in ohio. >> president obama takes the beast on the road. his first bus tour of the 2012 collar workers in two states, ohio and pennsylvania. the focus is jobs, jobs, jobs. >> the country is betting on you, ohio. >> we're going to be talking a lot about ohio. >> ohio just one of the battlegro
to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, onposted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> and once again, mitt romney disagrees with mitt romney. >> from penalty to tax, mitt romney's evolving take on the health care ruling. >> the supreme court was the final word, right? they said it was a tax....
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to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have details posted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited. >>> mercury rising. a large swath of the u.s. enduring another day of relentless heat, but is there light at the end of the tunnel? >>> exit wound. shocking new video shows the moments leading up to a huge pileup on a dallas off ramp. >>> and -- with a bang. out with a bang. a technical glitch causes all of san diego's july 4th fireworks to go off at once. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more straight ahead. 234is is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with going to extremes. relief could be in sight for millions of americans who ve endured nearly a week of record-breaking heat, but the dangerous heat wave forecast to break this weekend in many parts of country is still not over yet. nbc's dan shen minh has that story. >> re
to those of us who did. so if you're in driving distance of austin, texas, on saturday or portsmouth, new hampshire, on sunday, we have details posted if you would like to go. again, they've been your wars. it's your country, you're invited. >>> mercury rising. a large swath of the u.s. enduring another day of relentless heat, but is there light at the end of the tunnel? >>> exit wound. shocking new video shows the moments leading up to a huge pileup on a dallas off ramp....
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that does it for us tonight. don't forget, check out my work at wonkblog.com at the great "washington post" or follow me on twitter at twitter.com/ezraklein and on facebook, facebook.com/ez facebook.com/ezraklein. up next, "first look." "first look." >>> disastrous day. mitt romney angers his london host questioning london's readiness. and a duchess straoeuz their hand at ping pong. and could this be the largest ever captured. good morning. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we're going to begin this morning with damage control. this was supposed to be mitt romney's debut on the world stage, and instead after questioning whether london is up to task of hosting the 2012 olympics mitt romney's camp is doing an arguing with the english press. brian, good morning. >> good morning. mitt romney has been careful not to criticize the president or the u.s. government on the overseas list, and he probably should have added london to the list. questioning london's on the olympics. >> the story about the private security fir
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thanks for being with us tonight. have a good one. >>> what was the big surprise when mitt romney spoke to the naacp today? he only got booed three times. >> mitt romney dreams the impossible dream. >> mitt romney went in search of something he had not looked for before. >> if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. >> the african-american vote. >> mission impossible. >> more than 90% of african-americans support the president. >> a high-stakes appearance for moim mitt romney today at the naacp. >> mitt romney and the naacp. >> i do love that music. i have to tell you. i do love listening to that organ music. >> romney just never connected to his audience. >> things went smoothly until he decided to take on the president's health care plan. >> i'm going to eliminate every nonessential expensive program i can find. >> the crowd shouted him down with boos. >> that includes obama care, and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ audience booing ] >> he
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so people want us fundamentally to get things done. the folks who are not just idealogically blinded on either side but have as a goal that america make some progress, that we revive our economy, that yes, we have personal responsibility, but we understand that we're all in it together, they want us to get things done. and when there's one side that's trying, making an effort, trying to improve things that need to be corrected and there's another side that says, you know what, we have done it 33 times, let's go for a 34th, people get it. that's beyond gridlock. that's just obstructionism. >> your state of vermont has taken an aggressively progressive position on health reform, vermont has talked about pursuing single payer at the state level. on the other side of the idealogical number line, i guess, you have texas with governor perry there saying that his state is going to opt out of medicaid even to the extent it's going to cost them money, put them at odds federally, put them at odds with the federal government, potentially, in lega
so people want us fundamentally to get things done. the folks who are not just idealogically blinded on either side but have as a goal that america make some progress, that we revive our economy, that yes, we have personal responsibility, but we understand that we're all in it together, they want us to get things done. and when there's one side that's trying, making an effort, trying to improve things that need to be corrected and there's another side that says, you know what, we have done it...
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she checked in on the rescue for us. gary keav ver says the trees have been as low as 5% of their usual foliage. professor is keever says they are in trouble and if these were any other trees on campus, they would have been cut down already. >> very likely by this fall, you know, they're going to be if they continue at the rate they're going, they're going to be at a point where they're aesthetically dead and we'll recognize we need to replace these trees. these two fissures appeared sometime between late fall and mid winter last year, early part of this year. and since then, the bark around these fis sewers has loosened. you can see the movement in it. this is not normal right here. we've got some decay in the base on this side here. you can see by the darkened. we're definitely going to lose some of the bark on this side of the try and the decay is not a good sign. these shoots at the base of one of the oaks are called rhizomic shoots or suckers. not all of these shoots are healthy. if you move over here, you see class
she checked in on the rescue for us. gary keav ver says the trees have been as low as 5% of their usual foliage. professor is keever says they are in trouble and if these were any other trees on campus, they would have been cut down already. >> very likely by this fall, you know, they're going to be if they continue at the rate they're going, they're going to be at a point where they're aesthetically dead and we'll recognize we need to replace these trees. these two fissures appeared...
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our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link people and fortune 500 companies nationwide and around the world. and we will continue to free you to do more and focus on what matters. what do gun enthusiasts and wahl street executives have in common. for starters, there's not anything intrizically or fundamentally wrong with what they do. america is based on the freedom to be a super rich banker guy if that's what you want to do or to collect fire arms if that's what you're into, but in both cases, the rest of the about country would really appreciate it if they would avoid being too risky with their hobby. also in terms of their relationship wi
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that does it for us tonight. you can check out my work at wonkblog.com or follow me on twitter @ezraklein or on facebook at facebook.com/ezraklein. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> tonight, one of the presidential candidates stepped up to a microphone to address the problem of gun violence in america. guess which one. >> keep in mind, in politics, you have to endure a certain amount of spin. >> this is not your father's republican party. >> the president said that if you've got a business, crow didn't build it. >> i surely had to have misheard something. >> he did build this business. >> people omit entire sentences from a speech. >> they did build this business. >> taking my words about small business out of context -- >> i was so very disappointed to hear the words from president obama's roanoke speech. >> we have never had a july like this. >> there's no doubt that we've been tough. >> everybody does it. i understand that. that -- those are the games that are played. >> it's just di
that does it for us tonight. you can check out my work at wonkblog.com or follow me on twitter @ezraklein or on facebook at facebook.com/ezraklein. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> tonight, one of the presidential candidates stepped up to a microphone to address the problem of gun violence in america. guess which one. >> keep in mind, in politics, you have to endure a certain amount of spin. >> this is not your father's republican party. >>...
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hurts us. three seconds left. >>> and coming up next on the show, the man in charge of overseeing the money in the banks in '08 has a lot to say about how we're trying to prevent fail. how we're failing at preventing fail, and i'll ask him to explain wall street that loved barack obama in '08 doesn't seem to like him this time around even though the president has left them alone to get incredibly rich all again. the neil barofsky challenge is coming next. [ female announcer ] so how long have you been living flake-free with head & shoulders? since before jeans were this skinny... since us three got a haircut. since my first twenty-ninth birthday. [ female announcer ] head & shoulders. live flake free. what do gun enthusiasts and wahl wall street executives have in common? for starters, there's not anything intrinsically or fundamentally wrong with what they do. america is based on the freedom to be a super rich banker guy if that's what you want to do or to collect fire arms if that's what you'
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he used to run citibank. he got really, really, really rich doing it. today on cnbc, he said that the united states government should break up the big banks. you know, the big banks like citi which he ran. imagine jerry seinfeld saying there should be no more primetime sitcoms or tony bennett saying there should be no more crooning. that's what he suggested today. that leads us into the ezra klein challenge where i try to explain complicated stuff especially in the economy that seems at first chance a little mystifying. tonight, what the heck they're talking about when they talk about breaking up the big banks. everyone says it, everyone hears it, but it often doesn't get explained. what is breaking up the big banks? how would they do it, and why would we want to? may i have my two minutes please? okay, there it is. ready, set, you have heard of all of the big banks. jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, these names are big. and it means they have as assets a really big percentage of our gross domestic product. trillions and trillions of dolls. what we're worrie
he used to run citibank. he got really, really, really rich doing it. today on cnbc, he said that the united states government should break up the big banks. you know, the big banks like citi which he ran. imagine jerry seinfeld saying there should be no more primetime sitcoms or tony bennett saying there should be no more crooning. that's what he suggested today. that leads us into the ezra klein challenge where i try to explain complicated stuff especially in the economy that seems at first...
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that's the power of all of us. that's the power of all of us. that's the membership effect of american express. >>> after two very bad weeks on the campaign trail, after not being able to catch a break at all, with this week in particular getting worse and worse day by day, today the mitt romney for president campaign did something they have never done with their normally rather interview shy candidate. it was a wall to wall blanket the networks blitz of interviews, he talked to abc, he talked to cbs, he talked to nbc, he talked to cnn, fox news, talked to -- no, mitt romney did not talk to msnbc. but in five hastily called interviews with everybody but msnbc, mitt romney repeated without variation the same thing over and over and over and over again today. he left bain capital in 1999 and left to run the olympics and anyone criticizing him for what bain did after that should apologize. he said specifically president obama should apologize because he, mitt romney was gone from bain in 1999. >> in february of 1999, i left bain capital. >> no invo
that's the power of all of us. that's the power of all of us. that's the membership effect of american express. >>> after two very bad weeks on the campaign trail, after not being able to catch a break at all, with this week in particular getting worse and worse day by day, today the mitt romney for president campaign did something they have never done with their normally rather interview shy candidate. it was a wall to wall blanket the networks blitz of interviews, he talked to abc,...